‘Christmas angels’ bring joy and a Christmas tree to thousands of senior citizens

Three thousand senior citizens in the Netherlands who will spend the holidays on their own will receive a little emotional support in the coming week. They will receive a Christmas tree from ABN AMRO, which they will set up together with a volunteer from the bank. ‘Christmas angels’ is an annual initiative of ABN AMRO Foundation. Never before have so many senior citizens received a Christmas tree from ABN AMRO in the run-up to the holidays.

Hundreds of volunteers from ABN AMRO will visit senior citizens across the Netherlands from 15 to 19 December. Ernst Boekhorst, Director of ABN AMRO Foundation: ‘The holiday season can be a difficult time for more than 200,000 senior citizens, many of whom will spend Christmas on their own. We hope the ‘Christmas angel’ campaign will make the holidays a more festive time for these people.’

ABN AMRO Foundation

ABN AMRO Foundation gives concrete form to the bank’s social commitment by encouraging employees to volunteer for community projects. ABN AMRO Foundation has a whole range of initiatives and projects, including ‘Christmas angels’.